beaded
/ˈbiːdɪd/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈbiːdɪd/ (ame, ipa)
beaded — adjective
- beadedpositive
- more beadedcomparative
- most beadedsuperlative
1. made more attractive by having small, often round, objects made of glass, wood,
made more attractive by having small, often round, objects made of glass, wood, or plastic sewn or threaded onto the surface.
Chen wore a beaded necklace that their grandmother had made by hand.
beaded necklace
The bride's dress had a beautiful beaded pattern across the bodice.
Fatima collected beaded bracelets from every country she visited.
The traditional beaded bags sold at the market were very popular with tourists.
Olivia spent three weeks making a beaded curtain for her bedroom doorway.
- embellished
more formal and broader; can mean any kind of decoration, not just beads
- sequined
refers specifically to small shiny discs, not round beads
文法句型
beaded + noun (attributive)
noun + beaded with + [beads] (predicative after past-participle sense)
用法筆記
Frequently used attributively (before a noun) to describe clothing, accessories, or household items. This sense implies actual beads are attached, not a printed pattern that merely looks like beads.
常見錯誤
2. having tiny round amounts of a liquid, such as sweat, condensation, or dew, form
having tiny round amounts of a liquid, such as sweat, condensation, or dew, forming on a surface so that the droplets resemble small beads.
After the long run, Yuki's forehead was beaded with sweat.
beaded with sweat
The cold glass of lemonade stood beaded with condensation on the table.
Ananya's face was beaded with small drops of rain after she walked home in the storm.
The garden leaves were beaded with dew early in the morning.
The captain's brow was beaded with sweat as he guided the boat through the narrow channel.
- dry
completely without moisture
文法句型
beaded with + [liquid noun]
beaded + noun describing surface
用法筆記
Almost always used predicatively after a linking verb (is beaded, was beaded, stood beaded). The liquid is typically introduced by 'with'. Unlike sense 1, this sense is rarely used attributively — you would say 'his beaded forehead' only in literary or descriptive writing.